The 2014 FIFA World Cup is set to begin on Thursday, kicking off a month-long soccer tournament that will culminate with a final matchup on July 13.
Teams representing 32 countries have clinched a berth in the finals. In the absence of a Canadian team, CTV Toronto has rounded up a list of venues across the city where you can cheer for your favourite squad, and catch a bit of international World Cup fever.
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Brazil
Copacabana Brazilian Steakhouse
Where: 230 Adelaide St. West, Toronto, 416-916-2099
Colombia
Where: 3038 Huronontario St., Unit 9, 905-270-6475
England
Where: 35 Elm St., Toronto, 647-347-2712
Germany
Where: 1686 Ellesmere Rd., Scarborough, 416-290-6186
Greece
Where: 519 Danforth Ave., Toronto, 416-462-0693
Italy
Where: 594 College St., Toronto, 416-534-4637
Mexico
Where: 10720 Yonge St., Richmond Hill, 905-780-0303
Portugal
Bairrada Churrasqueira Grillhouse
Where: 1000 College St., Toronto, 416-539-8239
- When is your team playing? Complete schedule here.
Don't see your team here? Check out these places, where beer, finger foods and soccer talk will likely be on tap:
Where: 1280 Dundas St. West, Toronto, 416-792-8472
Where: 164 Bathurst St., Toronto, 416-368-4625
Where: 146 Front St. West, Toronto, 416-977-8840
Where: Maple Leaf Square, 15 York St., Toronto, 416-815-7325
Where is your favourite World Cup watering hole? Let us know!